The study of ancient India is mainly the study of a mystery.
Little is known about the civilizations that inhabited the area
now known as India. The excavation of the city of Harappa
revealed a highly evolved civilization that vanished about 1500
B.C. What is known about ancient India is fascinating to study.
_ Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords
India
Indus River
South Asia
Ganges River
Ancient civilization
Ancient history
_ Dewey Numbers
930 General Ancient history
934 Ancient India
954 India
Print Resources
_ Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]
Great civilizations of the East: Discover the Rremarkable History of Asia and the Far East:
Mesopotamia, Ancient India, the Chinese Empire, Ancient Japan. London: Southwater Press; c2001.
_ General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]
Be sure to check the library online catalog to find additional suitable materials.
Ali, Daud. Ancient India: What Life Was Like For the Ancient Indians. Southwater, Distributed by
National Book Network, c2003.
Schomp, Virginia. Ancient India (People of the Ancient World). Franklin Watts, c2005.
Woods, Michael. Ancient Warfare: From Clubs to Catapults. Runestone, c2000.
_ Journals
Be sure to check any online periodical database at your school library for more...
Browne, Eric [et al.] “India”. Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures, 2001, p83, 7p
“Mysterious Ancient India”. Kids Discover, May2003, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p2, 2p, 1 map, 5c
Souci, Robert D. San. “The Hunas in India”. Calliope, Sep/Oct91, Vol. 2 Issue 1, p20, 4p, 3bw
"This site shares daily life in three major time periods of ancient India history; the mysterious and so cool Indus Valley Civilization, the Vedic & Epics Periods, and the Age of Empires."
Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
Geography and Origins of Ancient Indus Civilization; Cultural Elements and Timeline of the Harappan; Arts Technology and Trade of the Classical Harappan.
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Topic: Ancient India
Definition/Introduction
_ What is the topic? What does it cover?
The study of ancient India is mainly the study of a mystery.
Little is known about the civilizations that inhabited the area
now known as India. The excavation of the city of Harappa
revealed a highly evolved civilization that vanished about 1500
B.C. What is known about ancient India is fascinating to study.
_ Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords
India
Indus River
South Asia
Ganges River
Ancient civilization
Ancient history
_ Dewey Numbers
930 General Ancient history
934 Ancient India
954 India
Print Resources
_ Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]
Great civilizations of the East: Discover the Rremarkable History of Asia and the Far East:
Mesopotamia, Ancient India, the Chinese Empire, Ancient Japan. London: Southwater Press; c2001.
_ General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]
Be sure to check the library online catalog to find additional suitable materials.
Ali, Daud. Ancient India: What Life Was Like For the Ancient Indians. Southwater, Distributed by
National Book Network, c2003.
Schomp, Virginia. Ancient India (People of the Ancient World). Franklin Watts, c2005.
Woods, Michael. Ancient Warfare: From Clubs to Catapults. Runestone, c2000.
_ Journals
Be sure to check any online periodical database at your school library for more...
Browne, Eric [et al.] “India”. Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures, 2001, p83, 7p
“Mysterious Ancient India”. Kids Discover, May2003, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p2, 2p, 1 map, 5c
Souci, Robert D. San. “The Hunas in India”. Calliope, Sep/Oct91, Vol. 2 Issue 1, p20, 4p, 3bw
Web Resources
- Kidipede - History for Kids - Homework Help for Tweens and Teens / Rome ancientcivilization China Africa Egypt India
Information about Ancient Civilizations including a time line, the environment, religion, clothing, language, food, science, people and more.- Kamat's Potpourri: Timeline of Indian Art / India timeline ancientcivilization
Paintings, Architecture, and Fine Art in India Through the Centuries.- Daily Life in Ancient India - Welcome to Ancient India! / India ancientcivilization
"This site shares daily life in three major time periods of ancient India history; the mysterious and so cool Indus Valley Civilization, the Vedic & Epics Periods, and the Age of Empires."- India : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress / India ancientcivilization
Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.- Ancient India - The British Museum / India ancientcivilization
This site addresses themes or topics relevant to ancient India.- Ancient Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient India and Pakistan / India ancientcivilization
1,001 illustrated pages by the world's leading scholars.- Ancient India / india ancientcivilization
Geography and Origins of Ancient Indus Civilization; Cultural Elements and Timeline of the Harappan; Arts Technology and Trade of the Classical Harappan.